The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-02-10
A JESSE JAMES GANG
Attack Two Cleveland DeteC-
tives on a Train,
And Secure the Release of Cap
tured Pal.
Detective "Jack" Hulligan Fatally
Wounded by the Thugs
And Detective Captain HOehn Filled With
Bullets.
The Daring Villains Escape With Their
Man UnreCOgnized.
The BoIdest and Most Outrageous Train
Murder for Years in Ohio, savOr-
Ing Of the Grimes Of Jesse
James and His Gang.
Special to the DAILY DEMOCRAT.

Special to the DAILY DEMooRAT.
RAyRNNA, O., February 4.-0ne Of the
most daring crimes committed in this
Stale for years, and one which sav0rs OF
the sudaclOns railroad Outrsges Of the
west, was committed at the Cleveland &
PittsbuTg Railroad depot here this morn
Ing, in which two Cleveland detectives
Jack Hulligan and Captain
Hoehn made gallant fight
against FIVE desperadOes. The en-
counter was a result of the burglary of
Benedict & Ruedy's fur store in Cleve-
land Friday night, when between 5000
and $4,000 worth of seal skin sacQues
were stolen. One of the supposed
burglars, Harry McMsnD, was
tracked to Allegheny by HOehn and Hull
ligan, where he was arrested. Last
night the two officers started from Pitts.
burg for Cleveland with their prisoner,
taking the night express on the CleVe.
land & Pittsburg Railroad.
The Pittsburgh Dispatch of this morn.
ing has the following:
M'MANN TAKEN BACK.
Captain HOehn, of Cleveland, the
member Of the police force of that city
brought here by the capture Of the fur
thieves, returned from Harrisburg last
night with the reQuisition papers for
Harry McMann, arrested In Allegheny
on Tuesday by Detective Wills for com
plicity in the Cleveland fur rob-
berry The captain and Detective
Huligan returned to Cleveland last
night at 1890 o'clock with McMsnn.
TIE latter persists in his refusal to talk.
From the evidence against him, 80 far
as made public, the officers are con-
vinced of his guilt. Tie baggsgemsn
OF the train upon which the trunks are
said tn have been shipped positively
identifies McMsnn as the man who
shipped them. Excepting the seal skin
car TO furs were found upon McMann,
End fsr as is known no caps were
stolen
McMsnn for safety was manacled to
Hulligsn. McMann was evidently i'm
plicated in the robbery, and his pals
determined to try desperate scheme to
free him from the officers. Five Of them,
all unknown, went from Pittsburg
to Alliance on the Fort Wayne
road yesterday, and at the lat
ter town this morning boarded the
Cleveland g Pittsburg express, bearing
the officers and prisoner. They were
attired in the garb Of farmers and took
seats In the smoking car, which had but
few occupants, mostly asleep, except
the detectives and prisoner, who were
VIDE awake.
THE ATTACK.
When the train stopped at the Raven
ma depot at S:49 o'clock this morning the
desperadoes suddenly extlnQulshed the
lights In the car and attacked the Off
GERS. The passengers, aroused by the
conflict, and dumbtounded by darkness,
fed precipitateIy from the car, think
ing the train had been "held up" by
train robbers. The officers held their
ground and began firing upon the thugs
and the latter responded likewise. They
grsppled and the burglars crushed
In Rulligan's skull with an iron coup
ling pin. Hoehn fell badly wounded
and was overcome by the superior num-
bers. The robbers then secured the key
to the manacles from Detective Hulli-
gsn's pocket, released the robber McMann
and jumping from the car fed. ALI this
happened in few moments while the
train was making an ordinary stop
McMann escaped with his pals.
The shots and fleeing passengers drew
the attention of the few people about
the depot at that time Of night
to the Ca, but before anything
could be done to intercept the
villains they had escaped. Although
they were unmasked none were recog-
nized. Hulligsn, whose injuries are
fatal, and HOehn, who has bullets In his
legs and arms and Is seriously wounded,
were cared for by the train officials
and passengers and carried on to CleVe-
land, where they now are. Hoenn says
several of the crooks have bullet wounds
and one especially Is badly used up.
The Ravenna policemen, although
urged by the indignant citizens Of Ra-
VIENNA to pursue the gang. have done
absolutely nothing so far In the
matter. Evidently they are afraid.
early this morning three policemen
arrived here from Cleveland, and are
gathering clues. The Cleveland police
authorities will pursue the matter to
the end. Doc.
RAvENNA, o, February 5,3P MA
posse of some twenty Cleveland and
Pittsburg detectives and policemen
assisted by the local authorities are
securing the country, searching for the
ssssilants Of Hulligan and Hoehn, No
arrests have yet been made but are ex-
pected at any moment.
Many false rumOfs have been set
afOat, among them one that member
of the gang had been arrested this
morning at Atwater.
HOPE FOR THE BRAVE oBFICERs.
CLEVELAND, o., Feb. 5.-3 P. M.-Hope
Is entertained for the slow recovery OF
Hulligan and Hoehn, the brave off,
GERS so seriously injured by burglars
at RaVenna yesterday. Both, however,
are In a critical condition and no one
except physicians are permitted In the
sick rooms. Hulligan is lying at his
home and Hoehn 10 In the hospital.
STORY OF AN EYE WITNESS.
CLEVELAND, o., February 5.-Rev. Carl
Weiss, of No. 1888 Harbof street, pastor
Of st. Johannes Evangelical Independ.
ent church, West Side, was passenger
on train No. Al Of the Cleveland & Pitts,
burg railroad, on which occurred the
fight. In an interview Friday morning
the reverend gentleman said: II got on
the train at Allegheny City at 1925 q.
m. Pittsburg time. l went into the
smoking car and made preparations to
pass the night. l noticed some men
seated Ia the front Of tile car and sat